Abstract

The implementation of child adoption is usually suitable with customary law. It is different in every place in Indonesia such as the implementation of child adoption in Tanon, Sragen Regency. People adopt a child with clear and cash procedures (Indonesian language "terang dan tunai"). The former means a village headman must know the implementation of child adoption. The latter means the implementation of child adoption must be completed with custom ceremony.
This research aims to identify the reason of people, which adopt a child through the court, inhibition factors in the implementation of child adoption in Tanon, Sragen Regency and law consequences in the implementation of child adoption through the court in Sragen Regency.
This research applies empirical-juridical approach. This methods aim to understand the rules of law as people's attitude which is followed in daily life. They always interact with the society and they are related to social, economic and culture aspects.
The research results conclude that the implementation of child adoption in Tanon, Sragen Regency through clear and cash procedures. The former means a village headman must know the implementation of child adoption and the latter means the implementation of child adoption must be completed with custom ceremony. Inhibition factors are juridical factor that is related to law consequences; social factor that is related to social influence and psychological factor that is related to psychological problem of an adopt child. The law consequence of child adoption through the court is the restriction of inheritance rights. An adopt child just get inheritance from the marriage property (Indonesian language "harta gono-gini") of his adopt parents.